Thomasville United Fund Surpasses Goal By $3000
Officials of the United Fund announced the $45 000 goal was exceeded by about $3 000. Cash and pledges at Thomasville Furniture Industries reached $26 929, 118 percent of its division goal. Campaign chairman Harold Harrison cited strong staff giving and broad support from City employees and other divisions. About 500 volunteers participated. James E. Lambeth Jr. led the drive as campaign president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
United Fund
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Harold Harrison
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Harrison
James E. Lambeth Jr
Fire alarms after frozen line and multiple small blazes
A frozen sprinkler line at Jimmy Mitchell Veneers on Prospect triggered an automatic alarm at 8 22 a m. No damage beyond the line. Firefighters later responded to a Willard Avenue residence for hot ashes near stairs, a Osborn Street stove grease fire, and a Tate Street heater near combustibles. All incidents caused only minor damage and were extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jimmy Mitchell Veneers
Prospect Street
Willard Ave
Osborn St
Tate St
County Plans Quick Fund Split For School Additions
County Manager Carl Johnson outlined an immediate fund split to meet Guilford and Greensboro rural school needs. Plans call for about 1.2 million dollars, with Greensboro receiving the larger share after a 700 thousand dollar borrowing and a 500 thousand dollar commitment from High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Johnson
Guilford
Greensboro
Diets Santee
High Point Board of Education
Percy Sears Cate
E. P. Pearce
Sears
Two Win Plants At Open House
Mrs J W Davies of 900 Barbee Street and Mrs Holt Mcpherson of 1510 Davidson Road won large foliage plants as door prizes at a Christmas open Sunday afternoon at Williams Flowers and Gifts. Greg and Gary Williams drew tickets for the door prizes and $10 gift certificates went to Mrs S D Surratt and Mrs Don Cooper and Mrs Leon Nance. Refreshments were served and souvenirs given to guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Davies
Barbee St
Holt McPherson
Davidson Rd
Williams
Greg
Gary Williams
S. D. Surratt
Woodrow Ave
Don Cooper
Rt. 3
Leon Nance
Judgment on Peeping Charge Is Continued
Thom asville court held prayer for judgment in the case of a 16 year old Hyde Street youth charged with peeping into a room occupied by Mrs Don Holland of White Street. Other actions included 60 day active sentence for kicking a neighbor’s boy, and suspensions or fines for drunkenness, leaving the scene, and non support cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Charles D. Gobble
Hyde Street
Don Holland
White Street
Lexington
Lloyd M. Batten
Cox Avenue
Earl Johnson
Dillon Street
Arnold Clinton Walker
Kennedy Road
Highway Patrol
Walker
Violations Charged After Twin Traffic Crashes
Police charged two drivers after separate afternoon crashes. Ernest Smith 4 Gaines Avenue failed to see an intended lane change near Nee Sees causing a collision with Julie Potts 16 Fairlane. Damages estimated 70 to Smith and 150 to Potts. Luther Jones 48 Cliffside Avenue charged with failing to reduce speed after a 5 pm rear end on E Green Drive. James Barnett 30 N Main Street Kernersville stopped for traffic. Jones eastbound struck Barnett’s vehicle causing 200 damage to Jones front and 70 to Barnett’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Henry Smith
Gaines Avenue
Nee Sees
Juliett Potts
Fairlane
Smith
Luther Jones
Cliffside Avenue
E. Green Drive
James Lee Barnett
N. Main Street
Kernersville
Jones
Barnett
Jones’ Auto
Area Schools Run Accredited by SACS in Piedmont
Fourteen elementary schools in two central Piedmont systems earned accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Six schools in the Asheboro City School system and eight in another district achieved recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Piedmont Area
Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools
Asheboro City
Prison Term Is Suspended For Man
Leonard W. Stratton of Rt. 1 Thomasville yesterday received a suspended prison term after trial in High Point Municipal Court on three charges: driving during license revocation, reckless driving, and temporary larceny. He was sentenced to two years in prison but suspended for three years and ordered to pay $125 restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard W. Stratton
Rt. 1
Thomasville
High Point
Stratton
James T. Atkins
Kivett Drive
E. J. Johnson
Superior Trailer Court
Judy DeHart
Ward Street
Helen Hornaday
Dinner Demand in Guilford for Sanford Appreciation Night
Tickets for Governor Terry Sanford appreciation dinner in Raleigh Friday are in high demand in Guilford County. Forty seven Democratic precinct chairs and fifteen women’s groups sell the tickets for the 6 p.m. event at Dorton Arena. Chartered buses depart at 3:30 p.m., with free transportation available. Some free tickets are distributed in public schools and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Terry Sanford
Dorton Arena
Raleigh
Eugene G. Shaw
Guilford
Slides To Depict Paul's Journey
Leland Tyrell president of Winston Salem Bible College will speak at Northside Church of Christ at 1032 Old Winston Rd Wednesday at 7 30 p m He will show the route followed by ithe A Paul A quartet from Winston Salem College will sing at the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Tyrell
Winston-Salem Bible College
Northside
High Point Zoning in One-Mile Extraterritorial Zone Stalled
High Point's plan to zone a one mile extraterritorial area beyond its borders stalls as state legislature is set to convene. Forsyth County residents and county commissioners heard the case while officials await possible legislative changes to allow city zoning across counties and curb or extend county control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
State General Assembly
Forsyth County
Forsyth
County Board of Commissioners
League of Municipalities
General Assembly
Guilford County
Davidson
Guilford
Randolph
Archdale
Trinity
Davidson County
Stewart Takes Oath As Guilford County Register of Deeds
Julius Mark Stewart, a Greensboro native, was sworn in as Guilford County Register of Deeds at a special commission meeting to fill the remaining term of J. B. Carpenter. He will take a full four year term on December 7 and noted a 16 person staff, with about eight already familiar to him. The county approved a $25,000 bond for Stewart and approved selling 5.5 acres of land in High Point near Montheu Avenue for $26,500 to repurpose the site used for a Health Department office and parking areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Julius Mark Stewart
Guilford
Register of Deeds
Stewart
First ‘Presbyterian Church of
High Point
Montheu Avenue
High Point College
Durwood’ ‘Jones
Commission
Dale Montgomery
High Point ‘Health Department
Health Department
Sedgefield
Blowing Rock
Ray Hamlet
Mass Mohair Company
Gene Sawyer
Burlington Mills
John Hovenden
Chatham Mills
Court Examination Of Sheriff In Bond Dispute Is Postponed
An adverse examination of Guilford County Sheriff Clayton Jones over bond validity tied to Ray Hilton Jessup has been postponed. The hearing in Guilford Superior Court was delayed as records are sought and the court handles a lengthy rape trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Clayton Jones
Jones
Earl Kirkman
Julian
Ray Hilton Jessup
Winston - Salem
Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro
Robert M. Gambill
Kirkman
Jessup
Washington
L. Herbin Jr
Herbin
Gambill
Henry Clay Smith
Elise Smith
Smiths
High Point
Fabric Men's Club Fosters Fellowship Among Suppliers
A year-old North Carolina Fabric Men's Club promotes better understanding between fabric suppliers and furniture manufacturers and plans charity giving from its treasury. It elected four officers from High Point and Greensboro to lead in expanding supplier-manufacturer collaboration and fabric showings at future Exposition Building spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Dent
Dan Lynk
High Point
J. P. Stevens Company
Irv Camras
Greensboro
Golding Brothers, Inc
United States
Tennessee
Southern Furniture Ex- Club
New York State
Heer
Bennett
Board of Governors
Fabric Men's Club
Civic Center Painting Completed
Recreation Director Anne Sherrill announced the Civic Center painting is finished including the exterior and stairwells. The council discussed seeking bids for a brick structure while aiming to have materials donated and noted the season would involve coaches and a ball commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Anne Sherrill
Civic Center
Cold Weather Slows High Point Police Docket
Snow and chill reduced police activity as the 24 hour arrest docket showed few cases. Indictments included three worthless check counts, one trespassing charge, and two assaults on a female. Juanita B. Stroud and others faced bonds and upcoming hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Juanita B. Stroud
W. Fairfield Road
Allen
Culler
Employment Security Commission
Sparkle
Judy Breedon
Bizzells
Clarence Whitaker
Rt. 4
Georgia Lee Whitaker
Prayer for TOESDAY in dark hearts and broken world
Poem style line invokes a welcome to a divine light entering the dark recesses of broken hearts and a shattered world with a devotional flourish.
Realty Transfers List Includes Several Property Tracts and Buyers
Realty transfers show Marvin I State and others selling a tract on East Green Street to Horace S Haworth Effie L Payne transfers to Samuel O Patterson and wife a lot at Mont ti eu and Lexington Avenues J Earl Weaver and wife transfer to Brokers Inc a tract on Allen Jay Road Nancy S Bates sells to Harold L Hart a lot in the George F Wilson subdivision G Winer Pastas and Grading Inc transfers to R Byerly and wife lots in the R T Lambeth Estate subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin i State
Horace S. Haworth
East Green Street
Effie L. Payne
Samuel 0. Patterson
Monttieu
Lexington Avenues
J. Earl Weaver
Broker's Inc
Allen’ Jay Road
Nancy S. Bates
Harold L. Hart
George F. Wilson
G. Ww
Er Pastas and Grading Inc
R. Byerly
R. T. Lambeth
William C. Fels Dies at 48 in New York City
William C. Fels, 48, president and associate provost at Columbia University, died Sunday in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
William C. Fels
Columbia University
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomasville United Fund
High Point Enterprise
Susan Kindley
City Memorial Park
Kindley
Thomasville Senior High
Chair City
Marvin Burts
James Edwards Jr
Hunter Street
Beatrice Turner
Douglas Drive
John Moore
Walnut Street
George Boyles
Wagner Street
George Luther
Winston-Salem
Dorothy Luther
Woodlawn Avenue
Paul
League
Fabric Men's
Sion
Whitaker
High Point Township
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